At the Alabama REALTOR® Annual Convention last week, Mr. Ralph Holmen, Associate General Counsel for NAR, provided insight on current legal issues affecting real estate.

Your Legal Helpdesk is hard at work receiving and answering questions from REALTORS®. Here are a few questions and answers from the Legal Helpdesk. 

A fundamental part of a real estate purchase agreement is earnest money. Even though the actual amount of earnest money is often lower than the cost of litigation, disputes over earnest ...

Given the general rancor and dysfunction in Congress at present, most immigration attorneys and advocates are not optimistic that Congress will take action on immigration reform.  However, the exercise and enforcement ...

In light of the recent hurricanes, the Legal Helpdesk has compiled a few questions, with answers, that may arise after a disaster. For other questions and answers by topic, see AAR’s ...

Ever wonder if you are legally bound by an email or text offer or counter-offer? The Legal Helpdesk has some information and tips for you.

The proliferation of assistance animal certificates and the lack of guidance by the federal government has many property owners and property managers scrambling. Alabama REALTORS® has a few tips for you. ...